We are in the middle of the storm. I don’t want to be here. I want to be safe, on the shore. Two years ago, the storm nearly destroyed me, and I thought the sun would never come out again. Now, two years later, it’s raining hard and the wind is picking up. I don’t want to be here. When… Read More

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Murphy’s Law of the Traveling Husband states that “anything that can go wrong will go wrong the minute the wheels go up on the airplane.” Case and point. Dan is traveling. He’s been home, other than a few short trips, since the beginning of the year, and it’s been relatively uneventful around here. He left on Monday for a four-day… Read More

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We’ve been a homeschool family since 2013 (we homeschooled from 1997-2004 as well, so this is our second go-around) and this past school year was honestly the most productive one that we’ve had. I felt like Patrick made real progress and showed definite improvement in some key areas, which made my momma/teacher heart really happy. As we began to wind… Read More

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(Actual footage of me celebrating moving the TV down to the basement and getting it out of my living room.) (post contains affiliate links) Over Memorial Day, our daughter and her cousin moved into their first apartment. There were so many things to be excited about…they are on their own, they have adult jobs now, they are doing their own… Read More